Do Something Good for Your Neighbor

At Holy Trinity, our faith and Ignatian tradition call us to build a more just world that upholds dignity, equality and access to social and economic opportunity for all. We provide monthly opportunities for service, both through the parish and with tithe partners.

What Can I Do To Help?

Across the D.C. area, there are escalating numbers of people coming to food banks and assistance programs as a result of inflation, displacement of the unhoused, government layoffs and terminations, and cuts to food programs. Holy Trinity’s weekly Sunday meal program is averaging more than 100 guests per week, up 25% from this time last year.  You can make a difference: 

You can participate in these Holy Trinity programs to support our neighbors:

  • Saturday Suppers: Prepare and serve Saturday Suppers at Mt. Zion Church - sign up for November 2025 and December 2025 dates
  • Sunday Suppers: Prepare and serve dinner each Sunday in Trinity Hall - please e-mail Mike Conway to be added to the volunteer list
  • Community Collections: Prepare casseroles or purchase grocery items for the monthly Community Food Collection (supporting SOME and The Father McKenna Center) - sign up here
  • GMC Lunches: Provide lunches at Georgetown Ministry Center every Tuesday - sign up here

You can help with Holy Trinity's Thanksgiving and Christmas donation efforts:

  • Holy Trinity's 2025 Giving Tree: coming soon!
  • Christmas Elves needed! Find out more here

You can make a purchase from one of our partners' wish lists:

Breaking: Shrine of the Sacred Heart Parish seeks help for their immigrant families. The St. Mother Cabrini ministry at Shrine of the Sacred Heart Parish in Mt. Pleasant/Columbia Heights DC provides food and assistance for Shrine of the Sacred Heart parish families who have had a family member affected by the recent activities impacting immigrants. To date, at least 47 Sacred Heart families have lost a family member. Members of the ministry receive donations of perishable and nonperishable food on Thursdays and Friday mornings and prepare bags of food for delivery on the weekend. Donations of food can be dropped off at the Rectory ( 3211 Sacred Heart Way NW in Washington, DC) between 9am and 4pm on Thursdays or between 9am and noon on Fridays. Complete bags of food including items from the list below are most appreciated, but donations of individual items from the list are also welcome.

  • Items needed every week: Whole chicken, Dozen eggs, Gallon of milk, Bag of potatoes, Bag of tomatoes, Bag of carrots, Fresh fruit, Bag of onions, Bag of Rice, Black beans (dry or canned), Gallon of milk (shelf stable or fresh), Loaves of bread, and Toilet paper
  • Items needed periodically: Bag of MASA corn flour, Bag of sugar, Ground coffee, Aluminum foil or plastic wrap, Cooking oil, Dishwashing detergent, Laundry detergent, Tall kitchen trash bags, and Hygiene items (toothpaste, body wash, body lotion, shampoo, conditioner, female hygiene products)

If you have questions, please contact Mary Anne, magibbons50@gmail.com, 202-509-5428, or Carola, 202-270-8029.

You can volunteer at a Holy Trinity partner organization:

Each organization depends upon volunteers, food donations, and monetary contributions. All are Holy Trinity tithe grant recipients.

You can donate to Holy Trinity's Community Relief Fund:

  • The Community Relief Fund helps people in crisis. Working with local partners, the funds support food insecurity, returning citizens and assisting with personal emergencies so that we may respond with financial support as needed. Donate Here - thank you!

 

 

 

 

Community Meal Sharing

The Social Justice Ministry has arranged for Holy Trinity parishioners to prepare, deliver, and serve a meal at partner organizations in DC and VA. If your committee, club, class, neighbors or friends would like to host a date, please email aklick@trinity.org to sign up and for more details.

Community Support

Every month parishioners provide food items for partners at Fr. McKenna Center, Georgetown Ministry Center and SOME. Items include snack bags, breakfast casseroles, bagels and fresh fruit. We ask that parishioners to sign up so that we may prepare our volunteers and partners for deliveries.  Collections happen outside Trinity Hall on O Street. We also maintain an Amazon Wish List to assist with additional requests.

Community Partner Requests:

As a congregational partner of Friendship Place, we encourage parishioners to consider volunteering on site. Learn more about current opportunities.

Migrant Familia Needs

As our familia grows, so do our needs. At this time, we are accompanying 30 individuals/families (six are in active accompaniment). We maintain a Community Wish List to support our families.  Thank you for your continued support of the Migrant Fund which covers expenses related to housing, legal support, food security, and healthcare. For more information or to volunteer, please email migrantteam@trinity.org.

Current needs:

  • Volunteers to join our medical and legal teams
  • Additional needs are updated weekly in the social justice eLetter

Saturday Suppers

For twelve years, Holy Trinity has joined other Georgetown churches to serve hospitality and meals for guests every Saturday. Churches rotate cooking responsibilities, and all dinners are served at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Georgetown. There has been an abundance of volunteers arriving at the Saturday Suppers, and unfortunately our model does not accommodate the large numbers. Only those who have signed up on the Sign Up Genius for a particular Saturday will find an opportunity to volunteer that day. Please sign up through the Social Justice Tuesday eLetter or email hdomenici@trinity.org.